Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Oakland's grants cover 41% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at Bridgewater State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Oakland has 1.6× as many undergrads as Bridgewater State

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Oakland costs about $4.4K less per year on average than Bridgewater State ($17,444 vs. $21,837, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Bridgewater State's yield is 5 pts higher than Oakland's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Bridgewater State's SAT midpoint is 32 points higher than Oakland's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Bridgewater State has 2 pts more first-gen students than Oakland (34% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Bridgewater State admits 88%, Oakland 88%; Bridgewater State's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
Bridgewater State88%
Oakland88%
Quad's selectivity
  • Bridgewater StateAccessible
  • OaklandOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Bridgewater State
1060–1263
Oakland
1030–1230
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Bridgewater StateGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • OaklandGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Oakland has 1.6× as many undergrads as Bridgewater State; both have the same Pell share, 32%.

Undergrads
Bridgewater State7.8K
Oakland12.4K
Pell Grant share
Bridgewater State32%
Oakland32%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Bridgewater State, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Oakland; both have 17 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Bridgewater State17 to 1
Oakland17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Bridgewater StatePsychology, General13%
  • OaklandRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%

What each costs

Oakland costs about $4.4K less a year than Bridgewater State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Bridgewater State$21.8K
Oakland$17.4K
Aid generosity
Bridgewater State29%
Oakland41%

What each pays off

Oakland's former students earn more, a median $58.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bridgewater State$57.5K
Oakland$58.6K
Graduation rate
Bridgewater State62%
Oakland61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Bridgewater StateGrowing+57%
  • OaklandGrowing+40%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why